Principal Lead- Product Owner

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The Enterprise Architecture Product Owner is responsible for managing and evolving the Enterprise Architecture operating model, products, governance processes, work management practices, and knowledge repositories. The role serves as the central coordination point for architecture planning, execution tracking, governance, process maturity, documentation standards, reporting, and continuous improvement. This role requires close collaboration with Enterprise Architects and Technology Leaders to improve adoption of architecture standards, governance processes, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps   The individual drives consistent adoption of architecture processes maintains operational discipline across architecture teams, and drives transparency through effective governance, metrics, Jira management, and executive reporting.   The ideal candidate combines strong product ownership, program management, and Agile delivery expertise with a solid understanding of Enterprise Architecture practices and governance. They are highly organized, process-driven, and experienced in Jira and Confluence administration, Scrum and Kanban methodologies, backlog management, story-point estimation, executive reporting, and documentation governance. The individual will drive operational excellence, process maturity, transparency, and adoption across the Enterprise Architecture function.

Own the roadmap, backlog, adoption strategy, and operational metrics for Enterprise Architecture products, services, and governance capabilities. Define, document, govern, and continuously improve Enterprise Architecture processes, standards, workflows, templates, and operating procedures. Serve as the owner of the Enterprise Architecture operating model, ensuring consistent execution of architecture governance, planning, review, and lifecycle management processes. Manage architecture work intake, prioritization, planning, capacity management, and execution tracking across the Enterprise Architecture team. Act as the Jira and Confluence subject matter expert, administering workflows, automations, dashboards, reporting, templates, and knowledge repositories. Drive adoption of Agile delivery practices, including backlog management, story creation, story-point estimation, sprint planning, Kanban flow management, and milestone tracking. Establish and maintain architecture documentation standards, architecture artifacts, governance records, and knowledge repositories to ensure information is accurate, current, and accessible. Develop executive dashboards, scorecards, and reports that provide visibility into architecture demand, priorities, capacity, risks, dependencies, progress, and business outcomes. Facilitate architecture governance forums, architecture reviews, planning sessions, retrospectives, and cross-functional working sessions. Drive accountability for maintaining accurate work items, status updates, milestones, architecture artifacts, and